Gothamist: New York City Has Biggest Tax Burden

GPO

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:14:13 -0500

it's the GPO fer cryin' out loud!!!! not the main usps headquarters.

Brightliner

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:29:27 -0500

Taxes are bad, but don't forget that the ridiculous real estate prices and rent aren't helping.

ahem

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:29:18 -0500

"Living in the city can be a good tax deal if you're a homeowner rather than a renter. Residential property taxes in the city are a huge bargain compared to almost any of the suburbs. They can more than make up for the income tax imposed on city residents." perfect example of how regressive taxation is in nyc is. fuck the poor! more luxury housing! more abatements! more douchebags!

todd

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:08:15 -0500

only thing to do is what Jason said. Cut staff, cut programs, pare down. Too much fat has been built up over the decades, we need a major upheaval.

Tom

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:34:30 -0500

instead of asking a far more realistic set of questions, such as: government spending is never going to decrease, so how can government provide more and better services in return for the amount we all pay in taxes? I Thinking that a reduction of government waste in spending is impractical or impossible is what got us into this mess in the first place.

jason

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:09:33 -0500

what nyc needs to do is really cut down on its workforce and get some efficiency finally. There are way too many employees for the actual services we receive and each one's total cost is ridiculously high when all the befits are factored in. We also need to look into assistance programs for waste since we spend far more on these than any other city and don't seem to get the same benefit. While some would jump on taxing the rich more (which sounds great at first) it is too easy for them to move to their primary residence to another taxable location and basically leave the burden to the rest of us. The solution is decreasing costs significantly... easier said than done though considering the strength of unionized labor in the city.

Stephen

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:40:34 -0500

Every time taxes are mentioned everyone choruses in unison: "Bad taxes! Bad!" The debate about taxes in this country is infantile at best. Many people, regardless of political affiliation, supported the Bush tax cutting promises during the 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections, instead of asking a far more realistic set of questions, such as: government spending is never going to decrease, so how can government provide more and better services in return for the amount we all pay in taxes? I don't like paying taxes any more than the next person, but taxes should not be seen as intrinsically evil. We're paying for certain privileges, protections and services. If you feel like you're getting a bad deal, fix the system, don't expect a free ride.

stop corporate welfare

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:21:04 -0500

We can eliminate millions in wasted tax spending by simply stopping the giveaways and freebees for real estate developers who build luxury apartments. Avalon Chrystie and Avalon Bowery, anyone?

Peter

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:53:50 -0500

Living in the city can be a good tax deal if you're a homeowner rather than a renter. Residential property taxes in the city are a huge bargain compared to almost any of the suburbs. They can more than make up for the income tax imposed on city residents.

javster

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:29:51 -0500

"It's not surprising news, but it's a reminder why people don't live in New York City." Um, a reminder of why people don't live in New York City? Geez, thanks. I thought with 8 million plus people around that this was a vacant city... Taxes suck!

pedestrian

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:08:45 -0500

I know you don't want to hear this, but you need to proofread and review the rules for comma usage.